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He was the man to end the wait for a league title; he won the Champions League in Madrid; and he formed a bond with the Anfield support that goes beyond anything seen for half a century.

The Klopp era will also be remembered for the battles that he had with Manchester City and Pep Guardiola, though.

With much fewer resources, the German was able to challenge the Etihad side far more than his one league title might suggest.



Without Liverpool, Manchester City would be aiming for a seventh title in a row, not a fourth.

At its best, the perfection that Manchester City needed to show to win was driven by Liverpool.

These were the two best teams in the world and there was no chance that either was going to cede any ground to the other.

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This time, Liverpool has fallen away in the title reckoning, leaving the task of stopping Manchester City — or, rather, hoping that Guardiola's side somehow slips up — to Arsenal.

Manchester City was able to win the title last season and while the Gunners have improved since, it is not because of either purchase from their title rival.

This week, The Athletic has reported that Arsenal would be willing to cash in on Jesus to fund a move for another forward this summer.

The last player to move from Manchester City to Anfield was James Milner (the summer before Klopp arrived), and even he was a free agent so his former employer could do nothing about the destination that he selected.

Under Klopp, there was never any chance of Manchester City selling to Liverpool just in case it came back to back them.
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